A vehicle driving near mile 39.5 of the Richardson Highway was caught in a slide sometime around 8:00 a.m. According to Alaska State Trooper dispatch, the occupants of the vehicle were unharmed but the highway through Thompson Pass was completely blocked by several avalanches.

Hannah Blankenship, a spokeswoman for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, said crews can’t begin clearing the road until snow conditions stabilize. That could take as long as 24 hours, she said.